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Luokanopettajaopiskelijat kielellisiä havaintojaan selittämässä (2024)
Student teachers explaining their linguistic observations
Hankala, M., Torvelainen, P., Aalto, E., Kauppinen, M., Mustonen, S., & Tarnanen, M. (2024). Luokanopettajaopiskelijat kielellisiä havaintojaan selittämässä. In M. Kivilehto, L. Lahti, T. Pitkänen, E. Pitkäsalo, & M. Tervola (Eds.), Tutkimuksellisia siltoja rakentamassa (pp. 17-44). AFinLA. AFinLA:n vuosikirja, 2024. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.143449
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Hankala, Mari; Torvelainen, Päivi; Aalto, Eija; Kauppinen, Merja; Mustonen, Sanna; Tarnanen, Mirja
Parent publication: Tutkimuksellisia siltoja rakentamassa
Parent publication editors: Kivilehto, Marja; Lahti, Laura; Pitkänen, Taina; Pitkäsalo, Eliisa; Tervola, Maija
ISBN: 978-951-9388-79-3
Journal or series: AFinLA:n vuosikirja
eISSN: 2343-2608
Publication year: 2024
Publication date: 06/11/2024
Number in series: 2024
Pages range: 17-44
Number of pages in the book: 375
Publisher: AFinLA
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.143449
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/98335
Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja ; 81
Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen AFinLAn syyssymposium Tampereen yliopistossa 9.–11.11.2023
Abstract
In light of previous research, it is important to examine class teachers’ perceptions of language so that we can develop pedagogical practices to evoke pupils’ interest and enthusiasm towards the language. In this article, we study what student teachers perceive about language and how they conceptualise their perceptions. We examined 264 student teachers’ interpretations of two sentences with different ambiguities and a nonsense sentence. The data were analysed using both theory- and data-driven qualitative content analysis. The results showed that many students already had a high level of metalinguistic competence: they perceived the ambiguity of the sentences, approached the nonsense sentence with relevant concepts and were able to explicate their linguistic deduction. However, some of the students had challenges, for example in using metalanguage, or they perceived the sentences mainly from a normative perspective. The results can be utilized in developing teaching practices in teacher education and in enhancing the language awareness of student teachers.
Keywords: class teachers; teacher training; students; language skills; Finnish language; metalanguages; observation; language-aware education
Free keywords: language awareness; student teachers; metalinguistic knowledge; pedagogical notions
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2024
Preliminary JUFO rating: 1